4:11 finish, 74/233 place overall. Midnight start, cool temps with on and off rain. Course has five fairly flat loops within a small town - kind of monotonous, but it's dark so it doesn't matter much. Enthusiastic support from local volunteers, many of them kids, who stayed out all night in the rain. I'm not used to running any long distance in the middle of the night, so I expected to be slow. Sleep deprivation didn't affect pace too much early on, but later miles were much slower and more painful than normal. Unique experience overall.
Garmin map and performance details
Welcome! This blog gives a summary of each marathon with finish time/place, course info, conditions, and links to performance data and travel photos. There are also separate pages listing marathons in different countries/continents, states, and Canadian provinces as well as general info about my running background, frequently asked questions, and advice for anyone looking to start running or exercising more. This blog is linked on my Facebook page, but I'm very rarely on social media otherwise.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Marathon #54 (state #40): Run4Troops Marathon, Dyersville, IA
4:07 finish, 32/121 place overall. Warm and very humid but luckily stayed cloudy; nice low key course along rural rail-trail supporting local military families; more scenic than expected for Iowa. Went in expecting to be slow considering weather and short turnaround (3+ weeks is ideal), but ended up being about a minute faster than KY two weeks ago. No complaints.
Garmin map and performance details
Garmin map and performance details
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Marathon #53 (state #39): Hatfield McCoy Marathon, South Williamson, KY
4:08 finish, 75/513 place overall. Hilly but scenic course along KY/WV border, passing through famous Hatfield-McCoy feud territory. No complaints about my time given the hills and warm weather.
Garmin map and performance details
Garmin map and performance details
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Marathon #52 (state #38): Cleveland Marathon, OH
3:53 finish, 589/1898 place overall. Relatively flat, sunny and cool - ideal running conditions. Best time in almost two years; nice bounceback from Vienna last month. Average course for the most part, but nice scenery in last few miles with views of Lake Erie and downtown Cleveland.
Garmin map and performance details
Garmin map and performance details
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Marathon #51 (country #2): Vienna City Marathon, Austria
4:18 finish, 4720/6348 place overall. Relatively flat, cloudy and cool with a little light rain - ideal for a fast time (in theory). Worst time since last August, and that one was up and down mountains at over 6,000 feet of altitude. This one? Only thing I can blame it on is red-eye flight and six hour jet lag. Felt sluggish all the way through, and early crowds on narrow streets didn't help. Cool course though for first international marathon - runs through nice parks and historic areas of Vienna.
Garmin map and performance details
Garmin map and performance details
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